diff --git a/scripts/arty.sh b/scripts/arty.sh
index 579e2342..9eb203c2 100755
--- a/scripts/arty.sh
+++ b/scripts/arty.sh
@@ -281,39 +281,20 @@ parse_reference() {
   local config_file="$1"
   local ref_index="$2"
 
-  # Check if reference is a string or object
-  local ref_type=$(yq eval ".references[$ref_index] | type" "$config_file" 2>/dev/null)
-
-  if [[ "$ref_type" == "!!str" ]]; then
-    # Simple string format: just the URL
-    local url=$(yq eval ".references[$ref_index]" "$config_file" 2>/dev/null)
-    echo "$url||||"
-  else
-    # Object format with url, into, ref, env fields
-    local url=$(yq eval ".references[$ref_index].url" "$config_file" 2>/dev/null)
-    local into=$(yq eval ".references[$ref_index].into" "$config_file" 2>/dev/null)
-    local ref=$(yq eval ".references[$ref_index].ref" "$config_file" 2>/dev/null)
-
-    # Check if env is an array or string
-    local env_type=$(yq eval ".references[$ref_index].env | type" "$config_file" 2>/dev/null)
-    local env=""
-
-    if [[ "$env_type" == "!!seq" ]]; then
-      # Array format - convert to comma-separated string
-      env=$(yq eval ".references[$ref_index].env | join(\",\")" "$config_file" 2>/dev/null)
+  # Single yq call for all fields — multiple calls per reference were flooding
+  # the process table on hosts with low ulimit -u (e.g. IONOS shared hosting),
+  # causing intermittent empty 'into' values and wrong install locations.
+  yq eval "
+    .references[$ref_index] as \$r |
+    if (\$r | type) == \"!!str\" then
+      \$r + \"|||\"
     else
-      # Single value or null
-      env=$(yq eval ".references[$ref_index].env" "$config_file" 2>/dev/null)
-    fi
-
-    # Replace "null" with empty string
-    [[ "$url" == "null" ]] && url=""
-    [[ "$into" == "null" ]] && into=""
-    [[ "$ref" == "null" ]] && ref=""
-    [[ "$env" == "null" ]] && env=""
-
-    echo "$url|$into|$ref|$env"
-  fi
+      ((\$r.url  // \"\") | if . == \"null\" then \"\" else . end) + \"|\" +
+      ((\$r.into // \"\") | if . == \"null\" then \"\" else . end) + \"|\" +
+      ((\$r.ref  // \"\") | if . == \"null\" then \"\" else . end) + \"|\" +
+      (\$r.env | if . == null then \"\" elif type == \"!!seq\" then join(\",\") else (. | if . == \"null\" then \"\" else . end) end)
+    end
+  " "$config_file" 2>/dev/null
 }
 
 # Check if current environment matches the filter
@@ -463,11 +444,11 @@ install_lib() {
 
     # Try to update
     if [[ -n "$git_ref" ]]; then
-      (cd "$lib_dir" && git fetch -q && git checkout -q "$git_ref" && git pull -q) || {
+      (cd "$lib_dir" && git fetch -q 2>/dev/null && git checkout -q "$git_ref" && git pull -q 2>/dev/null) || {
         log_warn "Failed to update library (continuing with existing version)"
       }
     else
-      (cd "$lib_dir" && git fetch -q && git pull -q) || {
+      (cd "$lib_dir" && git fetch -q 2>/dev/null && git pull -q 2>/dev/null) || {
         log_warn "Failed to update library (continuing with existing version)"
       }
     fi